A Tribute & Account by Nephew Ron Ginther
Of how Young Joseph Rangen
Found His Life's True Purpose
Happy Birthday, Dear Uncle!
EIGHTY
Norwegian Flags
Wave
on Your Many-Tiered
CAKE OF LIFE!
his circling bound him to the ground.
Hours long the tractor turned,
a groove beneath his wheels was churned.
Morning turned to 4 o'clock;
how time had dragged, like a stalled clock!
Round and round, as round could get,
this spin cycle for dry or wet!
John Deere was his employer,
the one that paid him for this tour.
Chasing tail like a dog--
the wear and tear filled up a log.
Each day his track was just the same,
like someone who had lost all aim.
Are you, dear friend, in a blind spot,
Why circle in a hopeless rut?
Why excuse with a "Yes, but..."?
Christ Jesus set Joe Rangen free,
and He can do the same for thee!*
Jesus gave him DESTINY:
a higher goal there could not be
than love and serve Him all his days.
Why wander in a weary maze?
Only Christ can make life straight,
a road that won't miss Heaven's gate.
Now, March 17, 2010, as we attend to this page, Estelle, Uncle Joseph's beloved wife, has passed to Glory, and Joseph Rangen is in his nineties [he has since passed to Glory too, age 92, on April 24, 2010)! God has favored him with very long life, indeed. I had the great privilege to visit him last summer at the Moen Retirement Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota for an hour. Despite the changes in appearance to those I hardly recognized from the days he had all that wavy dark hair, he had an active mind and a sense of humor that could only be the Rangen sense of humor. His Norwegian or Rangen brogue was also evident!--Editors.
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